Echocardiographic Examination Performed by Nurses in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Levanger Hospital
Information provided by:	Levanger Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00886548

Purpose

The purpose of this study is:

To study the clinical usefulness of nurse-performed ultrasound and echocardiographic examinations in a cardiac intensive care unit.
To study reproducibility of nurse-performed ultrasound and echocardiographic examinations in a cardiac intensive care unit.
To study which ultrasound measure that best correlate with the amount of pleural effusion.

Condition	Intervention
Heart Failure Myocardial Infarction Pleural Effusion	Procedure: Ultrasound performed

MedlinePlus related topics: Heart Attack Heart Failure Ultrasound

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Case-Only, Prospective
Official Title:	Echocardiographic Examination Performed by Nurses in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Is it Clinical Useful?

Further study details as provided by Levanger Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Change of diagnosis [ Time Frame: 6-12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Change of treatment [ Time Frame: 6-12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Quantification of pleural effusion [ Time Frame: 6-12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Reproducibility of nurse-performed examinations [ Time Frame: 6-12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	200
Study Start Date:	April 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date:	May 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	May 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
Ultrasound performed Single arm study.	Procedure: Ultrasound performed Nurse-driven ultrasound performed

Detailed Description:

For a period of 1 year patients in our cardiac intensive care unit will be recruited to nurse-drive ultrasound and echocardiographic examinations, after informed consent. Nurses underwent a training programme and their skills are approved by cardiologist. Our department does not always have a cardiologist on duty and indication for nurse-driven ultrasound examination is decided by the doctor responsible for the treatment, who not always are trained in echocardiography/ultrasound. We aim to study the described hypothesis.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	16 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients hospitalized at Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Levanger Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient at Cardiac intensive care unit, Levanger Hospital
Doctor responsible for treatment finds echocardiographic/ultrasound examination indicated.

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00886548

Contacts

Contact: Håvard Dalen, MD

+47 74098000

havard.dalen@hnt.no

Sponsors and Collaborators

Levanger Hospital

Investigators

Study Chair:

Håvard Dalen, MD

Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Health Trust

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Health Trust ( Dr Håvard Dalen )
Study ID Numbers:	SL-20091
Study First Received:	April 21, 2009
Last Updated:	April 22, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00886548 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Norway: Data Inspectorate; Norway: Directorate for Health and Social Affairs

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Pleural Effusion
Necrosis
Heart Failure
Heart Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Pleural Diseases

Myocardial Ischemia
Vascular Diseases
Ischemia
Infarction
Myocardial Infarction

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Heart Failure
Heart Diseases
Myocardial Ischemia
Pleural Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Ischemia
Pleural Effusion

Necrosis
Pathologic Processes
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Infarction
Myocardial Infarction

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 06, 2009